Watamu - Gede Ruins

On our second last day at Watamu we went to Gede Ruins which is the remains of a Swahili town along the coast which has origins back to the 12th century. Sometime in the 16th century this place was abandoned for reasons unknown (several reasons have been given).

Anyway, we walked up the drive and fed the Sykes monkeys on the way with bananas which we bought especially for the tour.

 This was our tour guide Pili.

One ran up Zara to grab the banana!

There are remains of mosques, palaces & houses in the ruins. 

Excavation between 1948-1958 revealed the Muslim inhabitants there traded with people from all around the world. During this excavation they found scissors from Spain, Ming vase & coins from China, beads from Venice & an iron lamp from India. 

This place was very, very impressive!

 Recently a treehouse has been constructed there in one of the trees but we did not go up.

Watamu - injuries

As usual, it doesn't seem to be a holiday until one or all the kids hurts themselves!

This time Zoe cracked her eye open one night when she was messing around in bed & trying not to sleep... Then she ended up with a black eye!

Zane also got hurt... This time it was an injury caused by Zara. Depending on who you talk with they both agree that Zane was kicked off one bed in his bedroom onto the other bed by Zara however he missed his target & hit the wood on the side of the bed... Where they don't agree is why Zara was kicking Zane. Zara says Zane wanted her too, Zane says she just did it... Who knows, but there was a lot of screaming & crying & we had to spend a lot of time with ice on poor Zaney's graze/bruise.

Watamu - Papa Remo Beach

We went to Papa Remo Beach which was in a cove just north of Blue Bay Cove.

And as usual, we went by tuk-tuk!

This is also possibly one of the most beautiful beaches on earth.

We visited for lunch & it was low tide.

And as usual Zoe wanted to get wet... And then she rolled in sand... And then she got annoyed that she was wet & sandy... And then she took all her clothes off... Zane did the same thing in taking his clothes off as he was sandy & wet too... And then we rode home in the tuk-tuk with Zane & Zoe completely naked. 

Watamu - Hemingway's & Ocean Sport Resorts

This was in one of the next coves down from where we stayed...

We were told by the headmistress at Zoe's school about Hemingway's as she holidays there & she told us to go & have a look at it when she found out we were going to Watamu.

This place is quite possibly one of the most beautiful places on earth!

Here we are having lunch at Ocean Sport!

From Ocean Sport going south Hemingway's is the next resort, so they share a lot of the same beachfront.

Hemingway's - we came here on 2 separate occasions for lunch & dinner.

Watamu - beach photos

We took lots of photos while on the holiday & most where taken by Tim.

Here are some of the beautiful surrounds....